Tiffany Appeals to Trump on Climate Agreement

RAPAPORT... Tiffany & Co has taken the unusual step of publishing
its opinion on a current political issue, urging US President Donald Trump to
keep the country in the Paris Climate Agreement.
The jeweler “strongly supports” the US remaining in the
protocol, it posted on its Facebook page Tuesday. Tiffany also used its regular advertising
spot in The New York Times to send the same message.

“We’re still in for bold climate action,” read a statement
addressed directly to Trump, who pledged to “cancel” the United Nations accord
on his campaign trail last year.

“Please keep the US in the Paris Climate Agreement. The
disaster of climate change is too real, and the threat to our planet and to our
children is too great,” the New York-based retailer added.

The post, which had more than 19,000 reactions and 2,000
shares as of press time, provoked discussion in the comments about
Tiffany’s decision.

Not all readers appreciated the company’s contribution to the
debate. One reader commented, “Tiffany, please keep your political opinions out
of my retail choices.”

Others defended Tiffany’s right to express its opinion, with
one responding, “You can shop elsewhere. Thanks Tiffany & Co. for
standing up for common sense and sanity, which seems to be lacking among some
of your customers!”

Another commenter added that the jeweler “probably factored
in any business they may lose by expressing their political beliefs, and
obviously it isn’t going to send them into bankruptcy anytime soon.”

Trump will wait until after the G7 summit of world leaders
later this month before announcing his decision on the US’s involvement in the
Paris agreement, White House press secretary Sean Spicer said Tuesday.